31.   It said the first branch would be named internal security, charged with looking after political institutions and the safety of the Palestinian Authority.

32.   The Central Bank of the Phillipines did not say when the first branch of the new bank would open.

33.   The Bank of Montreal said Monday it had opened its first operating branch in China, in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.

34.   The bank planned to open its first branch in a supermarket, possibly in Duisburg, in November, he said.

35.   The first branch of the First Nations Bank of Canada will open its doors in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, early next year.